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Albert Camus car accident 4th January 1960
Albert Camus didn't drove the car. Camus was in the passenger seat and died instantly, while Gallimard who drove the car died five days later. The accident occurred because one of the rear tires burst, causing the car to spin out of control. The engine's power had no influence on this accident. The car on the photo is a Facel Vega HK 500, the one they drove was a Facel Vega FV2 that looked different. The most beautiful model, in my opinion, of Facel Vega was the Facel II (exterior and interior wise).
I wasn't expecting this post to turn philosophical ☺️
Cool and particularly seldomly seen car!....
Absurd-lutely x))
I wouldn't know how to ever better describe our existence here than simply absurd
One of my pals owned a Facel Vega for a little while . . .
. . . in the early '60s. White, Chrysler powertrain. It was a lemon; Ruben staged an accident and collected on the insurance policy because no one wanted to buy it. If he were alive today and knew how much it was worth he'd have said, "Damn! Another screw...
Didn't you used to be in the insurance claims business?
I think almost all of the 4-cyl F-V were considered lemons -- a great idea but rather shaky execution. The V8s were better. Here's a recent restoration-in-progress LINK ...
Actually, no - I worked for an insurance company . . .
. . . but on the membership side. Dealt with delinquent accounts, check bouncers, and the like. That's why my moniker is 'Dr No'. 😉
The Hemi had way more power than the chassis knew how to handle…
But one of the prettiest cars of the era irrespective 🙌🏻
Albert Camus car accident 4th January 1960
Albert Camus didn't drove the car. Camus was in the passenger seat and died instantly, while Gallimard who drove the car died five days later. The accident occurred because one of the rear tires burst, causing the car to spin out of control. The engine's ...